Interesting numbers. Based on seven months usage, a single scooter would log 45miles/month and a single bike would log 10 miles/month. It would be interesting to see numbers before scooter introduction. I don't see where the 30 times crash rate for bicycles could possibly come from.
---- Original Message ---- From: "Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard" bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com Sent: 12/11/2018 7:59:46 PM To: "Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Cc: "Bicycle Board" bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Austin dockless report
Wow, these are amazing numbers Frank! Thanks for sharing.
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 7:29 PM Frank Gmeindl via Bikeboard bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com wrote:
Heres an October 11, 2018 report from Austin, TX on their Dockless Mobility Program, http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=307564
Some interesting statistics from April - October:
Number of devices in service
Scooters: 3,750
Bicycles: 1,200
Miles ridden
Scooters: 1,190,900
Bicycles: 85,000
Number of crashes
Scooters: 37
Bicycles: 81
Computation: bicycles had 30 times higher crash rate than scooters.
None of the scooter crashes was fatal; 1 was life threatening; 16 had significant signs and symptoms and 14 were non-life threatening.
During the same time, Austin had
Pedestrians: 14 fatalities; 112 injuries
Motorcyclists: 5 fatalities; 128 injuries
Motor vehicles; 10 fatalities, 2,336 injuries
At least in Austin, scooters look like a pretty safe way to get around.
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